MidHudsonNews [dot] com is reporting the Kingston Gas Works site on North Street in Kingston has been remediated to address contamination. The cleanup was performed by Central Hudson Gas and Electric with oversight by the state Department of Environmental Conservation. The 1.6-acre site is a former manufactured gas plant that operated from the 1890s until 1958. Coal tar was a by-product of the process. The remediation included the excavation and disposal of contaminated soil both on-site and off-site to approximately four feet below the surface. Read the full story at MidHudsonNews [dot] com.